Blackmagic
ATEM Constellation SMPTE-2110 Switchers

New Advanced Design for Professional Broadcast

The ATEM 4 M/E Constellation IP has a dramatically different design to other models because it is designed for high end broadcasters. The new design features front to back cooling with 4 fans that are extremely quiet. All connections feature full redundancy with SMPTE-2022-7 on all video ports, plus additional redundancy on the control and PTP Ethernet ports.

Works with 12G-SDI or SMPTE-2110 IP Video

To connect to SDI equipment, simply add a Blackmagic SDI Expander 8x12G. It's bi-directional, with 8 x 12G‑SDI inputs and 8 x 12G‑SDI outputs, for both capture and playback. With multiple Ethernet ports, you can connect a mix of IP and SDI video!

Add 10G IP Video

Connect to SMPTE-2110 equipment using low-cost 10G Ethernet by adding a Blackmagic StudioBridge 10G PWR. It breaks out a single ATEM Ethernet port to 8 x 10G Ethernet 2110 IP video connections. Plus it has 90W of PoE++ power per 10G Ethernet port!

Add 100G Ethernet Switch

You can use any of the ATEM 100G Ethernet 2110 IP video ports to connect 8 switcher input and output channels on a single connection! Just connect to a Blackmagic Ethernet Switch 820. Then you can route to a mix of IP and SDI gear!

True Broadcast Style Mix Effects Switching

ATEM Constellation uses a professional "program/preview" style operation, which is the exact same way large broadcasters use live production switchers. This means you are using the same type of switcher used by the television industry. Both the free ATEM Software Control and the optional hardware ATEM Advanced Panels will allow program/preview style switching. This means you can select a source on the preview bus to ensure it’s correct before pushing the CUT or AUTO button to switch it on air. This 2 step program/preview process means far fewer mistakes! Program/preview operation means ATEM Constellation is the best solution for training students for a career in broadcast television!

Full Standards Conversion and Re-Sync On All Inputs

One of the advantages of SMPTE-2110 video is normally all network video sources use the same video standard. However live production isn't always as straightforward as theory, as the real world is often chaotic! Sometimes you need to handle video sources that are not operating in the same video standard that your ATEM switcher is set to. ATEM 4 M/E Constellation IP solves this problem because each input video channel has a dedicated standards converter. This means all video sources will be standards converted to the switcher standard automatically. You can simply route any video source into the ATEM 4 M/E Constellation IP and then get a stable video source. Everything just works!